Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request: FNS-583, Food Stamp Program Employment and Training Program Activity Report, 24214-24215 [E8-9702]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: FNS–583, Food
Stamp Program Employment and
Training Program Activity Report
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on a
proposed adjustment to the information
collection burden for the Food Stamp
SUMMARY:
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Program (FSP) Employment and
Training Program, currently approved
under OMB No. 0584–0339. This notice
proposes to reduce the currently
approved burden of 31,721 by 9,966
hours. The adjusted burden is 21,755
hours. The reduction is based on
changes in annual estimates for
reporting on Employment and Training
activities.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition
Service invites interested persons to
submit comments on this proposed
information collection. Send comments
to Dale Walton, Program Analyst,
Program Design Branch, Program
Development Division, FSP, FNS, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other form of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
Walton at (703) 305–2404, or send
comment to dale.walton@fns.usda.gov
via the Internet.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training
Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584–0339.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires
State agencies to submit quarterly
Employment and Training (E&T)
Program Activity Reports containing
monthly figures for participation in the
program. The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) uses Form FNS–583 to
collect participation data. The
information collected on the FNS–583
report includes:
• On the first quarter report, the
number of work registrants receiving
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food stamps as of October 1 of the new
fiscal year;
• On each quarterly report, by month,
the number of new work registrants; the
number of able-bodied adults without
dependents (ABAWDs) applicants and
recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other
applicants and recipients (including
ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying
activities participating in components;
and the number of ABAWDs exempt
under the State agency’s 15%
exemption allowance.
• On the fourth quarter report, the
total number of individuals who
participated in each component, which
is also sorted by ABAWD and nonABAWD participants, and the number
of individuals who participated in the
E&T Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that
if a State agency will not expend all of
the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year,
FNS will reallocate unexpended funds
to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as
FNS considers appropriate and
equitable. After initial E&T allocations
are made, State agencies may request
more funds, as needed. Typically, FNS
receives ten such requests per year. The
burden for the time it takes to prepare
these requests is included in the burden.
After receiving the State requests, FNS
will reallocate unexpended funds as
provided above. Following is the
revised estimated burden for E&T
reporting including the burden for State
agencies to request additional funds.
Current FNS–583 Report
Reporting
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 212.
Estimated Time per Response: 102.43
hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 21,715.16 hours.
Recordkeeping
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 29.044 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Reporting
Frequency: 1.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00
hour per request.
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Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 10 hours.
Recordkeeping
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 10.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 1.37 hour.
Total Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping Burden: 21,755.57 hours.
Dated: April 24, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Crooked Creek Reservoir Repair;
White River National Forest, Eagle
County, CO
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The White River National
Forest will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) to disclose the
environmental effects of repairing the
Crooked Creek Reservoir, Saffeels Ditch,
and other associated activities in the
project area.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received by
May 30, 2008. The draft EIS is expected
in July 2008 and the final EIS is
expected in September 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ronald R. Mobley, White River National
Forest Supervisors Office, PO Box 948,
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602–0948,
Fax: (970) 945–3288, E-mail:
wrnf_scoping_comments@fs.fed.us.
Please include ‘‘Crooked Creek
Reservoir Repairs’’ in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald R. Mobley, Civil Engineer, White
River National Forest, 900 Grand
Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602,
(970) 945–3268.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Crooked Creek Reservoir (CCR) and
the Saffeels Ditch (SD) are located
approximately 23 miles south east of
Eagle, Colorado on the Aspen-Sopris
Ranger District of the White River
National Forest. In September of 2005,
a sinkhole was discovered on the crest/
upstream interface of Crooked Creek
dam. The crest of the dam is used as a
portion of Eagle/Thomasville Road
(National Forest System Road (NFSR)
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400). The sinkhole was directly above
the primary spillway culvert and within
the travel lane across the crest of the
dam, posing a threat to the health and
safety of the public. A temporary fix was
performed in 2006 to mitigate the
immediate health and safety threat.
Additionally, the reservoir’s
emergency spillway is a shallow
drainage channel leading to a 48-inch by
60-inch culvert that crosses under NFSR
400. The culvert shows signs of major
deterioration and poses a health and
safety risk if it were to fail. Meanwhile,
heavy vegetation restricts the flow of
water through the emergency spillway.
Also, approximately 400 feet of dam toedrain-pipe was originally installed
incorrectly and now poses a threat to
the integrity of the dam.
Finally, the SD (which is east and
north of the CCR) and associated water
rights were acquired by the Forest
Service in 1994. Since that time
minimal work has been performed on
the SD limiting the options for using the
associated water rights.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of this project is to repair
the Crooked Creek Reservoir (CCR)
spillways, a portion of the CCR’s toedrain pipe and the Saffeels Ditch (SD).
Additionally, there is an opportunity to
address the following needs within the
same geographic location:
• Allow the Agency to store its
decreed water rights (approximately 211
acre-feet) from Crooked Creek, Middle
Creek and Little Lime Creek in CCR;
• Determine how to use one (1) cubic
foot per second (cfs) of water from the
SD;
• Reclaim the CCR borrow area;
• Reduce impacts from beaver
activity at the CCR primary spiliway
culvert and culverts on NSFR 400 and
NFSR 507;
• Maintain or improve wetland
functions in the area;
• Enhance wildlife and fish habitat
around CCR;
• Manage recreation use at CCR.
Proposed Action
To meet the purpose and need of
repairing the Crooked Creek Reservoir
and Saffeels Ditch, and to address
associated opportunities, the following
actions are proposed:
• Remove the existing primary
spillway pipe and construct a new
outlet system, which would consist of a
new primary spillway pipe, new
concrete drop inlet structure with a
head gate control mechanism, and an
adequate discharge basin. The new
outlet system may allow the storage
capacity of CCR to increase from 50
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acre-feet of water to approximately 211
acre-feet;
• Remove and replace the toe-drain
pipe;
• Remove and replace the existing
pipe that is connected to the emergency
spillway;
• Excavate the emergency spillway
channel to remove vegetation that is
impeding water flow and place riprap in
the channel to prevent erosion;
• Create a beaver deceiver at the
primary spillway culvert to prevent
beaver from impeding the spillway
water flow;
• Create beaver deceivers where Little
Lime Creek and Crooked Creek cross
NFSR 400 and where Lime Creek
crosses NSFR 507 to reduce roadway
erosion;
• Alter the ponds upstream from CCR
to improve wetland functions;
• Develop wildlife and fish habitat by
transplanting aquatic and riparian
vegetation;
• Create nest and perch structures by
knocking off the tops of select conifer
trees, and mounding soil within the
reservoir;
• Construct viewing platforms, signs,
parking areas, trails, and designated
camping areas.
Possible Alternatives
As required by the NEPA, the Forest
Service will also analyze the effects of
‘‘No Action,’’ which includes not
implementing the repairs to the Crooked
Creek Reservoir and Safeels Ditch and
associated opportunities. The
development of any other alternatives
will be completed following public
response to scoping and published in
the draft EIS.
Responsible Official
The responsible official for this
project is the Aspen-Sopris District
Ranger located at 620 Main Street,
Carbondale, CO 81623.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Given the purpose and need, the
responsible official will review the
proposed action and any alternatives
developed in order to answer the
following questions:
• Should the Forest Service repair the
CCR spillways and toe-drain pipe? If so,
when?
• Should the Forest Service repair
SD? If so, when?
• How should the Forest Service use
the one (1) cfs of water from the SD?
• Should the Forest Service raise the
water level of CCR? If so, how much?
• Should the Forest Service
implement any of the opportunities
associated with repairs to CCR? If so,
which opportunities and when?
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: FNS-583, Food Stamp Program Employment and Training
Program Activity Report
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a
proposed adjustment to the information collection burden for the Food
Stamp Program (FSP) Employment and Training Program, currently approved
under OMB No. 0584-0339. This notice proposes to reduce the currently
approved burden of 31,721 by 9,966 hours. The adjusted burden is 21,755
hours. The reduction is based on changes in annual estimates for
reporting on Employment and Training activities.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service invites interested persons to
submit comments on this proposed information collection. Send comments
to Dale Walton, Program Analyst, Program Design Branch, Program
Development Division, FSP, FNS, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the
proposed collection of information, including validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other form of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Walton at (703) 305-2404, or send
comment to dale.walton@fns.usda.gov via the Internet.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584-0339.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires State agencies to submit
quarterly Employment and Training (E&T) Program Activity Reports
containing monthly figures for participation in the program. The Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses Form FNS-583 to collect participation
data. The information collected on the FNS-583 report includes:
On the first quarter report, the number of work
registrants receiving food stamps as of October 1 of the new fiscal
year;
On each quarterly report, by month, the number of new work
registrants; the number of able-bodied adults without dependents
(ABAWDs) applicants and recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other applicants and recipients
(including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities participating
in components; and the number of ABAWDs exempt under the State agency's
15% exemption allowance.
On the fourth quarter report, the total number of
individuals who participated in each component, which is also sorted by
ABAWD and non-ABAWD participants, and the number of individuals who
participated in the E&T Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not
expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and
equitable. After initial E&T allocations are made, State agencies may
request more funds, as needed. Typically, FNS receives ten such
requests per year. The burden for the time it takes to prepare these
requests is included in the burden. After receiving the State requests,
FNS will reallocate unexpended funds as provided above. Following is
the revised estimated burden for E&T reporting including the burden for
State agencies to request additional funds.
Current FNS-583 Report
Reporting
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 212.
Estimated Time per Response: 102.43 hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 21,715.16 hours.
Recordkeeping
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 29.044 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Reporting
Frequency: 1.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00 hour per request.
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Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 10 hours.
Recordkeeping
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 10.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1.37 hour.
Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 21,755.57 hours.
Dated: April 24, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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